Bogota CFO will resign at the end of February

BOGOTA - The borough's Chief Financial Officer and Qualified Purchasing Agent will be resigning from his positions at the end of the month due to his commitments as CFO in two other nearby towns.

Bogota's current CFO and Qualified Purchasing Agent, Frank Berardo, has informed the borough that he will be leaving both of his posts on Feb. 28. Berardo is currently the CFO and Tax Assessor in Cliffside Park and also holds the CFO position in Ridgefield.

Berardo has been with Bogota for less than a year as he was hired last February to replace former CFO and Borough Administrator Len Nicolosi, who himself resigned in early 2013 to work for a non-profit organization.

"It was unexpected," said Borough Administrator Chip Greiner. "It puts us in a bit of a tough spot."

Greiner said Tuesday that he hopes to "get things moving quickly" and would bring up the issue of hiring a new CFO at that night's finance committee meeting.

"We need someone that's a CFO, we don't have anyone on staff that can do that now," said Mayor Tito Jackson. "We have to advertise for it and discuss it, but hopefully we can get that filled rather quickly."

As CFO, Berardo had overseen the finances in the borough and his duties included the certification of funds and assisting the finance committee with the yearly budget.

His role as qualified purchasing agent allowed him to approve purchases up to $36,000 that do not have to go out to bid for as long he had three quotes. That threshold is just $17,500 for the borough without a qualified purchasing agent, Greiner said.

"I have nothing but good things to say about Mr. Berardo," said Jackson. "I'm sorry to see him go. He has done an outstanding job for us and I wish him all of the best."

Berardo did not return several messages seeking comment, but Jackson said that Berardo communicated his lack of time to commit himself to stay on in Bogota with all of his other responsibilities.

"I know it would be a lot for him to stay with Bogota," said Jackson. "Given the current climate, I don't really blame him. We have our hands full here."

Bogota CFO will resign at the end of February

BOGOTA - The borough's Chief Financial Officer and Qualified Purchasing Agent will be resigning from his positions at the end of the month due to his commitments as CFO in two other nearby towns.

Bogota's current CFO and Qualified Purchasing Agent, Frank Berardo, has informed the borough that he will be leaving both of his posts on Feb. 28. Berardo is currently the CFO and Tax Assessor in Cliffside Park and also holds the CFO position in Ridgefield.

Berardo has been with Bogota for less than a year as he was hired last February to replace former CFO and Borough Administrator Len Nicolosi, who himself resigned in early 2013 to work for a non-profit organization.

"It was unexpected," said Borough Administrator Chip Greiner. "It puts us in a bit of a tough spot."

Greiner said Tuesday that he hopes to "get things moving quickly" and would bring up the issue of hiring a new CFO at that night's finance committee meeting.

"We need someone that's a CFO, we don't have anyone on staff that can do that now," said Mayor Tito Jackson. "We have to advertise for it and discuss it, but hopefully we can get that filled rather quickly."

As CFO, Berardo had overseen the finances in the borough and his duties included the certification of funds and assisting the finance committee with the yearly budget.

His role as qualified purchasing agent allowed him to approve purchases up to $36,000 that do not have to go out to bid for as long he had three quotes. That threshold is just $17,500 for the borough without a qualified purchasing agent, Greiner said.

"I have nothing but good things to say about Mr. Berardo," said Jackson. "I'm sorry to see him go. He has done an outstanding job for us and I wish him all of the best."

Berardo did not return several messages seeking comment, but Jackson said that Berardo communicated his lack of time to commit himself to stay on in Bogota with all of his other responsibilities.

"I know it would be a lot for him to stay with Bogota," said Jackson. "Given the current climate, I don't really blame him. We have our hands full here."